Oiling device.



W. W. NUGENT.

OILING DEVICE.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 1, 1908.

950,556. Patented Mar. 1,1910.

. a'PP tical reci rocating piston for anl engme or strAfrns WILLIAM w. Nuenur,

or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

o'ILINe DEVICE.

Application ledjnne 1,

To all whom it may co'rwem:v

Be it known that I, WILLIAM WAsIniURN NUGENT., a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, 'county of Cook, vand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Oiling Devices, of which` the ollowing is a full, clear, and exact specication.

My Yinvention relates to ingV devices such as shown in'm United States Patent No. 774,969, grante November 15, 1904, by which the lubricant is conducted from a stationary supply ofoil to the part to be lubricated while the latter is unergoing motion, and the primary object of mfy present invention is to provide a device o this character with im roved and simple means whereby the oil in being conducted to its place of use, will be subjected to suilicient pressure to force it into the bearing, or to raise it to an elevation above that to which it would ordinarily iiow by gravity or capillarity.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved and simple joint or packwhich will keep the relativel moving parts of the device oil-tight whi e at the same time being capable of yielding to relieve the device of an excess of pressure.

The inventionA having reference to that class of oiling devices in which a telescopic or extendible connection is' employed or conducting the oil from the stationary supply to a moving part of the machinery, it

as for another object to provide improved andv simple means whereby the telescopic connections will serve as a pump for forcing the lubricant to its destination.

With a view to the attainment of these ends 4and the accomplishment of certain other objects which will hereinafter appear, the invention consists in the features of novelty which will now, be described with refer ence to the accompanying drawings and more articularly pointed out in the claims.

In t e said drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved oiling device as lied to one of the working parts of averthat class of .oil-

pump.` ig. 2 is an enlarged detail longi- .tudinal sectional view of the oiling device detached` Fig. 3 is a. side elevation of the same, also showing thev parts in their extended position in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a tiguous detail section on the line 4 4, Fig. 2. Fig.

. 5 is an enlarged cross` section of the piston Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1, 19101. isos. serial No'. 435,855.

or connecting rod taken on the line 5 5, Fig. 6, showing a saddle or block by which one end of the oiling device is attached to said rod. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, taken on the line 6-6, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the telescopic members showing the for holding the oil cup and the free extremities of the telescoping members in osition.

Experience has demonstrated that in many instances where a device such as the one shown in my aforesaid patent would be desirable for use, there is necessary a degree of pressure upon the oil greater than that which would result from gravity, in order to compel the oil to reach its intended destination. There are, of course, many instances where either the elevation of the part to -be lubricated, or the peculiar motion under which it is going prevents the oil from reachin the surfaces to be lubricated, unless sub3ected to artificial pressure. As one example, I have shown the device applied to a piston pin 1 of an upright as engine or pump 2, 3 being the iston and 4 the piston rod or connecting ro In this insta-nce the lubricant is led upwardly through a pipe or tube 5 secured to the connecting rod 4 longitudinally thereof, and discharging at the proper point above pin 1. This pipe or tube 5 is supplied with lubricant from an oil feed cup 6, or other suitable stationary supply, between which and the end of the tube is interposed the oil device of my aforesaid patent, as modified by my present improvements.

In applying the device to the connecting rod 4, I employ a block or saddle shown in detail in Figs. 5 and 6, having feet 7, 8, adapted to rest against the side of the connecting'rod 4, whether it be round or flat, or of the small diameter shown in full lines or the much larger diameter shown in vdotted lines in Fig. 5. This saddle or block is held in place on the connecting rod by a cap screw 9 or other suitable means passing therethrou h, and screw-threadedin the connecting ro, and the saddle is provided in one side with a threaded socket 10 for rel ceiving the lower end of the pipe 5. Conto this socket 10 and communicatin therewith is a threaded boss 11, into whic is screw-threaded a screw-threaded end 12 valves for controlling the lubricant passage.

,s member 13 so as to form a tight joint and preventthe escape of oil between the wristpin 15 and the member 13. The members 13, 16 are ressed s uarel xa ainst the ack- P L Y g D ing 19 by any suita le yl'eldmg means, such as a leaf spring 20 secured by a collar 21 to the member 16 and-having a bearing boss 22 ressing against 4the outer face of the memer v13 opposite the axis of rotation of the wrist-pin 15. By this means it will be seen that4 the members are held against the acking 19 with suiiicient force to prevent eakage of oil under ordinary conditions, but will nevertheless yield and permit the oil to escape inthe event the pressure should be come so excessive as to endanger the parts. Screw-threaded, or otherwise secured within .a neck 23 of the member, 16 is a tube or barrel 24, and telescoping with this tube or barrel is another tube or hollow member 25, which passes through a suitable stuiiing box 26 on the end of tube 24, and is secured in a, neck 27 of a member 28'. This latter has an oil assage 29 communicating with the tube or hollow member 25 and the member 28 receives a wrist-pin 30 formed 0n a member 31 having a passage 32-communicating with passage 33 in wrist-pin 30. In the peripheral wall of member 28 and adjacent to the outlet of passage 33 is an air inlet 28, which facilitates the act-ion of the telescopic pumping connection by admit' ting air during the suction portion of the operation. The aperture- 28? is so positioned in member 28 as to be above the passage 33 when the parts araoperatively connected with an engine. The member 28 is susceptible of oscillation on the wrist-pin 30, but is held against longitudinal movement along said wrist pin by a key or pin 34 passing through member 28 and engaging in a peripheral groove 35 in the wrist-pin 30. The member 31 is formed with a screwthreaded neck 36 communicating with the passage 32 and adapted to be connected in any suitable way with the oil supply reservoir or cu 6. In this exemplication of the invention, the neck 36 is screwed into the lower end of a housing 37, which permits the supply or feed from the cu 6, -and which supports the cup and one en of the member 25.

The lubricant passes down or along tube or hollow member 25 and'discharges into, the tube or barrel 24. The member 25 is slightly enlarged at its inner end, as shown at 38, so

as to constitute a valve seatand housing for is held to its seat' .by a' spring 40, and the -spring is held in lace by a small bushing 4% and a pin 42. ear the contiguous en the barrel 24 is arranged a bushing 43 which constitutes a seat for a ball or other suitable,

-a ball'orv other suitable valve 39. This valve valve 44, held against this seat by a spring .sag'es 17, 18,f and thence on to the bearing throu h any pipe or passage which ma be provided for takingl the lubricant away om the assage 14 oft e neck 12. Thus, at each stroke of the piston 3 in the example shown in the drawings, the telescopic members 24, 25 will act as a pump to force the lubricant from its stationary source of supply to the parts to be lubricated, and they w serve the further necessary function of providing a continuous passage between the source of sup ly andthe moving part to which one of t em 'is connected.

' In the present exempliication of the invention, a portion of the hollow member 25, s

and the member 28, so that any oil or lubris cant which may be fed, or whlch may dro from the oil cup 6 will ass into the curve portion 48 which latter orms a ocket to retain the o1l or lubricant, and w en the telescoping. members 24, 25, are moved into the posltion shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, the oil or lubricant will run down-or through the member 25 so vas to be drawn or sucked out of the member 25 when the two members are expanded.

Any vsuitable means may be provided for holding the cup 6 and the free extremities of the telescoplng members in position. A suitable and eiiiclent means for accomplishing this purpose comprises a supporting bar or member 49, one end of which is secured to the engine cylinder 2, and the other extrempreferably by means of a fastening screw or olt 51, which passes through the housing and has engagement with the support 49.

I claim- 1. In a device for the pur ose described, the combination .of two ho ow telescopic members, a pivot pin upon which one of said members is adapted to oscillate, means for supplying the latter with lubricant while oscillating upon said pin, a movable part to be lubricated, a pivotal connection between the otherone of said telescopic members and said movable part having a passage for the lubricant communicatingwith the said hollow telescopic members, a plurality of pressure operated check valves mounted within said members intermediate of the pivoted ends thereof whereby the reciprocating aclion of the telescopic members is adapted to pump the lubricant through said pivotal connection and the moving part to be lubricated.

2. In a device for the purpose described, the combination with a source of lubricant anda movable part to be lubricated, of two telescopic members having longitudinal lubricant passages, a pressure operatedv check valve in each of said members, pin and socket connections for pivotally connecting the outer ends of the telescopic members to the source of lubricant and to the part to be lubricated respectively, and means for yieldingly holding said pivoted members together to provide relief for excess of pressure.

3. In a device for conveying lubricant -from a stationary receptacle to a moving part to be lubricated, the combination of a tubular member rotatably connected with said receptacle, a second tubular member rotatably connected with said moving part, said members being telescopically connected and provided with pressure operated valves adapting them to pump the lubricant therethrough, and means connected with the first member for admitting air during the pumping portion of the operation.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on thls 28th day of May, A. D. 1908.

. WM. W. NUGENT. lVit-nesses:

CHAs. H. SEEM, FRANCIS A. HOPKINS. 

